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Indefinite transport strike underway in Sylhet

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Transport workers in Sylhet district started an indefinite strike beginning at 6:00 am on Wednesday to press home their five-point demands including an end to the ongoing gas crisis.... Read More


Crystal Insurance holds 24th annual conference

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The 24th Annual Conference of Crystal Insurance Company Ltd. was held at Hotel Inter-Continental in Dhaka on Tuesday. Mr. Abdullah Al-Mahmud (Mahin), the chairman of the company, in... Read More


ICMAB holds orientation programme for newly admitted students

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) organised an orientation programme for the newly admitted Dhaka-based students of the January-June 2024 session... Read More


169 Viqarunnisa students' admission cancelled

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The government has cancelled the admission of 169 students to the first class of the school branch of Viqarunnisa Noon School & College. All of them were admitted in 2024, according... Read More


United Insurance declares a 10pc cash dividend

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The board of directors of the United Insurance Company Limited has recommended a 10 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year ended on December 10, 2023. United Insur... Read More


MC13 yet to see consensus on agriculture, fisheries subsidies

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are struggling to reach a consensus on critical issues at the ongoing 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi. On Tuesday, the ... Read More


Crop ins key to sustainable farming

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Towhidul Islam, a marginal farmer in Godagari municipal area under Rajshahi, lost almost all his Aman crop in 2023 due to excessive rainfall from mid-October to early November. He g... Read More


Country risks losing 0.25m jobs, $27b in export earnings

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Bangladesh faces dire risks of losing 0.25-million jobs and $27-billion in export earnings in apparel sector alone by 2030 for climate-induced extreme heatwaves and flooding, a study... Read More


Graduating LDCs having minimal extension of trade benefits

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Little comes out of hard bargains so far about deals on major areas like agriculture, fisheries subsidies, e-commerce moratorium and reform in dispute-settlement mechanism as the WTO... Read More


MPs elected to reserved seats for women to take oath this afternoon

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Members of Parliaments (MPs) elected to the reserved seats for women will take their oath of office on Wednesday afternoon. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will administer the oath... Read More